Showing posts with label J.H. Carr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label J.H. Carr. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

An odd Australian photo


What is this picture about? I thought the chap in the background looked a bit Australian. There is a stamp on the back "J.H. Carr & Co, Bunbury" so I did a Google search on that. Bunbury is a city in Western Australia. And there was a Chemist's called J.H. Carr there (Victoria Street [76-78] cnr Wellington Street). Collectibles from J.H. Carr turn up on eBay or similar sites.
The only Australian connection I know of is Velda, a granddaughter of Annie Precious (nee McCann.) I have a few pictures from her in the archive, but this is not the kind of happy family snap (often helpfully labelled with names) I associate with her. And I don't think she emigrated until the 1960s at least; this picture looks much older.